Texas A&M followed an all-too-familiar pattern in its loss to Auburn and was out-classed at home against yet another SEC West opponent. Billy Liucci looks to the short-term future of the Aggie football program in this week's Cover Story.

Texas A&M entered Kyle Field on Saturday hoping the game would mark a positive turning point for the season. Instead, the Aggies came out flat and have a lot to answer for with a tough Auburn team coming to town.

Against Florida, Texas A&M finally won a classic, SEC battle against a quality opponent. The Aggie defense smothered the Gators, and the Maroon and White made just enough plays on offense to win. According to Billy Liucci, it's another sign of the culture change happening in College Station.

Texas A&M looked improved on Saturday, matching the top-ranked team in the nation for much of the game, but the Aggies need to continue to build on the showing against Florida and beyond for it to become the season's turning point.

Texas A&M hasn't beaten a great team this season, but the wins over South Carolina and Arkansas show that the Aggies are improving. With the dominant Crimson Tide coming to town next week, the Maroon & White will have its growing confidence tested.

Texas A&M took a significant step forward with its tight victory over Arkansas on Saturday. A&M's young players began to step up as the game went on, and Kevin Sumlin got a vital win as the pressure crescendoed in Aggieland.

Saturday's first half was nothing less than dismal for Texas A&M, but the Aggies came up with 31 unanswered points to run away with a victory. Has A&M reached a turning point? It's too early to tell, but at the very least, it was a small step forward as the Ags ready themselves for SEC play.

Kevin Sumlin's Aggies won an ugly football game against Nicholls State on Saturday night. It wasn't pretty, and it wasn't easy. However, the Aggies may be able to learn more from their unexpected struggles than they could have from an easy win, and that experience could be invaluable moving forward.

With so much promise and intrigue going into Sunday nights contest with the Bruins, the Aggies dominated for two-thirds of the game, but a shaky close raises some familiar questions for the coaching staff moving forward.

It's safe to say that the month of November didn't go how anybody in the Bright Complex wanted it to, but the Aggies can't dwell on that. The focus now is the upcoming bowl game and the 2017 signing class, both of which could have a major impact next season.

The first two weeks of November were rough on the Aggie football program, but a win over LSU on Thursday night could change everything for the Aggies. With a New Yeary's Six bowl berth up for grabs, the Aggies need to find a way to win on Thanksgiving.

Two weeks ago, Texas A&M was thought to be a national title contender. Now the Aggies appear to be in freefall after consecutive losses to sub-.500 teams. Inside, Billy Liucci gives his take on the Aggies and the Texas A&M Football program.

Texas A&M was banged up against MSU on Saturday, but injuries don't change the facts. The Aggies lost to a bad Bulldog team, were physically dominated on all fronts and fell from playoff contention in one fell swoop. To explain that, larger forces must be at work.

Three more of college football's unbeatens fell this weekend, which means that one-loss Texas A&M is one of the few teams with legitimate playoff hopes as the calendar turns to November. The Aggies just need to keep winning and let chaos handle the rest.

Texas A&M ran into a buzzsaw in Tuscaloosa, but the Aggies still have a lot to play for. Winning out could mean a college football playoff or Sugar Bowl berth, so the guys in Maroon and White can't afford to mail it in after their first loss.

With every reason to give way to a surging Tennessee team and another apparent game 6 collapse, A&M reminded everyone yet again that this team is built from different stuff. Now the Ags turn their attention to the defending champs.

The banged-up Aggies didn't play their best game at South Carolina, but they walked out of a hostile environment with another SEC win. This week, Texas A&M finally returns to Kyle Field to go toe-to-toe with the top-10 Tennessee Vols.

For the second week in a row, the Aggies faced a team known for its run game and strong play along the line of scrimmage, and for the second week in a row, A&M proved superior when it mattered.